One  Hundred  Selected  Books 


on 


CHINA 


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BULLETIN  5 


FORE  WO R D 

During  recent  years  the  American  public  has 
shown  a rapidly  growing  interest  in  China  and 
in  the  study  of  Chinese  subjects.  Books  on 
China  have  accordingly  been  multiplied  in  their 
number.  The  present  list  is  published  with  a 
view  to  assisting  those  who  wish  to  be  acquainted 
with  China  in  selecting  sources  of  information 
and  discussion  on  China’s  historical  and  cultural 
background  as  well  as  on  her  present  conditions. 
Since  it  is  not  primarily  intended  for  students 
undertaking  thorough  researches  in  the  field,  it 
is  limited  to  publications  in  English  which  are 
of  a general  interest  and  which  are  easily  avail- 
able in  libraries  and  from  publishers.  We  also 
think  that  a relatively  brief  list  like  this  is  for 
our  purpose  more  serviceable  than  a longer  one. 
In  selecting  the  books,  especially  those  on  China’s 
foreign  relations,  we  have  endeavored  to  have 
more  than  a single  point  of  view  represented. 


“The  zvorld’s  peace  rests  with  China,  and 
zvhocvcr  understands  China  socially, 
politically,  economically,  religiously,  holds 
the  key  to  world  politics  during  the  next 
five  centuries.” — John  Hay. 


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ONE  HUNDRED  SELECTED  BOOKS  ON  CHINA 
General  Works 

Baker,  John  Earl,  Explaining  China.  London;  M.  Philpot,  1927. 
xviii4-312  pp.  With  maps  and  illnstriitions. 

1.  Rise  and  fall  of  the  Manchu  Dynasty.  2.  Political  chaos.  3.  Political  re- 
organization. 4.  Chinese  attitude  toward  law  and  its  administration.  5.  The 
worship  of  learning.  6.  Industrial  development.  7.  Interior  transportation. 

8.  The  problem  of  population.  9.  The  returned  student.  10.  To  what  end? 
(A  recapitulation.) 

Pashford,  James  W.,  China:  An  Interpretation.  New  York:  Abingdon 
Press,  3rd  edition,  1919.  668  pp.  $4.00. 

1.  China  and  the  world.  2.  Industrial  life.  3.  Commercial  life.  4.  Edu- 
cational life.  5.  Woman’s  life.  6.  Life  reflected  in  literature.  7.  Life 
reflected  in  philosophy:  Taoism  and  its  schools.  8.  Confucius:  Moral  phi- 
losophy. 9.  The  Confucian  school.  10.  Religious  life  and  struggles.  11. 
Chinese  law.  12.  Political  life.  13.  Downfall  of  the  Manchus.  14.  Trans- 
ition : Prince  Chun’s  regency.  15.  The  Republic.  16.  China  and  Japan. 
17.  China  and  U.  S.  18.  China  and  the  world.  19.  Yuan  Shih  Kai.  20. 
Origin  and  qualities  of  the  Chinese. 

Crow,  Carl,  Handbook  for  China  (including  Hongkong).  New  York; 
Dodd,  Mead,  4th  edition,  revi.sed,  1925.  v-j-382  pp.  With  ten  maps 
and  plans.  $4.00. 

.\  guide  book : general  information ; historical  sketch ; religions ; fauna  and 
flora;  arts  and  industries;  government;  Shanghai  and  the  Yangtsze  Valley; 
Peking  and  Northern  China ; Hongkong  and  South  China. 

Ei'herton,  P.  T.,  The  Crisis  in  China.  Boston;  Little,  Brown,  1927. 
xiv-h259  pp.  With  illustrations.  $3.50. 

1.  China:  Its  present  extent.  2.  The  Chinese  at  home.  3.  Army  and  police. 
4.  Foreign  relations  and  influence.  5.  Loans  and  railways.  6.  The  North  and 
the  South.  7.  The  present  crisis.  8.  Extraterritoriality  and  customs.  9.  China 
and  the  Far  East.  10.  The  future  of  China.  The  same  book  is  published  under 
the  title  China:  The  Facts  by  Earnest  Benn,  London. 

Goodnow,  Frank  J.,  China:  An  Analysis.  Baltimore:  Johns  Hopkins 
Press,  1926.  viii4-279  pp.  $2.00. 

1.  Physical  characteristics  and  origins.  2.  Economic  China.  3.  Intellec- 
tual China.  4.  Philosophical  China.  5.  Social  China.  6.  Political  China. 
7.  Modern  China.  8.  Future  China. 

High,  Stanley,  China’s  Place  in  the  Sun.  New  York:  Macmillan,  1922. 
xxiv-t-212  pp.  With  illustrations.  $1.75. 

1.  The  isolation  myth.  2.  America’s  commercial  stake  in  China.  3.  China’s 
industrial  renaissance.  4.  What  of  the  Chinese  people?  5.  Achievements 
of  China’s  civilization.  6.  Growth  of  a national  consciousness.  7.  The 
World  War  and  the  student  movement.  8.  China’s  intellectual  renaissance. 

9.  Historical  relations  of  China  and  U.  .S.  10.  Christianity  in  China.  11. 

China’s  place  in  the  sun. 

Hodgkin,  Henry  T.,  China  in  the  Fainilx  of  IValions.  London;  George 
Allen  and  Unwin,  1923.  267  pp.  7s.  6d. 

1.  Why  discuss  China?  2.  The  treasures  of  the  past.  3.  Early  international 
concessions  (before  1840).  4.  Coming  into  the  family  (1840-1911).  5.  The 

Republic.  6.-7.  Japan  in  China.  8.  China,  Europe  and  Amercia.  9.  The 
industrialization  of  China.  10.  The  new  thought  movement.  11.  China’s 
gift  to  the  world. 


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JoHNSEN,  Julia  K.  (Editor),  Selected  Articles  on  China,  Yesterday  and 
Today.  With  an  introduction  by  Dr.  Ping  Wen  Kuo.  New  York: 

H.  W.  Wilson,  1928.  lxxviii+.362  pp.  $2.40. 

The  first  section  represents  tlie  background,  the  second  relates  to  internal 
problems,  the  third  deals  with  foreign  relations. 

]\IiLLARD,  Thomas  F..  China:  li'hcrc  It  Is  Today  and  iChy.  New  York: 
Harcourt,  Brace,  1928.  vi-|-350  pp.  $2.75. 

“Although  this  work  is  journalese,  ...  it  aims  to  show  the  principles,  motives, 
conditions,  and  underlying  forces  which  give  impulse  and  direction  to  events 
rather  than  to  describe  those  events  objectively.” — Foreword. 

]\loNROE,  Paul,  China:  A Nation  in  Evolution.  New  York:  iMacmillan, 
1928.  xv-|-447  pp.  $3.50. 

I.  The  problem.  2.  The  people  and  physical  background.  3.  Institutions  and 
social  background.  4.  Philosophy  and  religion.  5.  Contacts  with  the 
West.  6.  The  Republic.  7.  Sun  Yat  Sen,  the  people’s  Nationalist  Party, 
and  the  nationalist  movement.  8.  Russia  and  China.  9.  American  policy 
with  reference  to  China.  10.  Modern  education  and  the  student  movement. 
11.  Christianity  and  mission  work.  12.  A model  province  and  a benevolent 
despot.  13.  The  Chinese  puzzle  from  inside  looking  out.  14.  The  Chinese 
puzzle  from  outside  looking  in.  “One  of  the  best  of  all  the  recent  books  about 
China ; entertaining  as  well  as  soundly  informative.”- — Nezv  York  Evening  Post. 

Morley,  Felix,  Our  Far  Eastern  Assignment.  With  an  introduction  by 
the  Honorable  Henry  Morgenthau.  New  York:  Association  Press, 
1926.  xiv-|-185  pp.  $1.25. 

Contains  following  chapters  on  China:  “States’  rights”  in  China;  anarchy  of 
the  tuchuanate:  Kwangtung,  where  Chinese  govern;  Shanghai;  China  hits 
back;  what  China  demands;  factors  in  unification. 

Rasmussen,  O.  D.,  lEhat's  Right  ivith  China.  Shanghai:  Commercial 
Press,  1927.  255  pp.  $3.50. 

A defence  of  China  against  the  trite  and  hackneyed  criticisms. 

Russell,  Bertrand,  The  Prohlcin  of  China.  London:  George  Allen  & 
Unwin,  1922.  260  pp.  7s.  6d. 

1.  Questions.  2.  China  before  the  19th  centurj'.  3.  China  and  the  Western 
Powers.  4.  Modern  China.  5.  Japan  before  the  Restoration.  6.  Modern 
. Japan.  7.  Japan  and  China  before  1914.  8.  Japan  and  China  during  the 

War.  9.  The  Washington  Conference.  10.  Present  forces  and  tendencies 
in  the  Far  East.  11.  Chinese  and  Western  civilization  contrasted.  12.  The 
Chinese  character.  13.  Higher  education  in  China.  14.  Industrialism  in 
China.  15.  The  outlook  for  China. 

Sovesiiima,  IMichimasa,  and  Kuo,  P.  W.,  Oriental  Interpretations  of 
the  Far  Eastern  Problem.  Chicago:  University  of  Chicago  Press, 
1925.  ix+220  pp.  $2.00. 

Contains  three  lectures  by  P.  W.  Kuo,  relating  to  China:  1.  Political,  economic, 
and  social  tendencies  in  modern  China.  2.  China’s  position  in  Eastern  Asia. 
3.  China’s  relations  with  the  United  States. 

Student  Christian  Movement,  China  Today  Through  Chinese  Eyes. 
New  York:  George  H.  Doran,  1922.  viii-|-121  pp.  $1.25 

.\rticles  by  men  prominent  in  China’s  intellectual  and  religious  activity, 
1.  China  todaJ^  2.  China’s  renaissance.  3.  The  literary  revolution.  4. 
'I'he  Confucian  God-idea.  5.  Present  tendencies  in  Chinese  Buddhism.  6. 
The  impression  of  Christianity  made  upon  the  Chinese  people  through  con- 
tact with  Christian  nations  of  the  West.  7.  The  Chinese  church. 

Second  Series.  1926.  viii-|-151  pp.  $1.25. 

1.  Political  outlook.  2.  Industrial  situation  and  labor  movement.  3.  Intel- 
lectual movements.  4.  Religious  thought  and  life.  5.  The  new  culture 
movement  and  Christian  education.  6 Synthesis  of  cultures  of  East  and 


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West.  7.  Educational  conditions  and  student  life.  8.  The  spiritual  life  of 
students  in  Christian  colleges.  9.  Intellectual  leadership  and  citizenship 
training.  10.  The  needs  of  the  Christian  movement. 

Tyau,  Min^Chien  T.  Z.,  China  Azuakcncd.  With  special  honorific 
endorsement  by  His  Excellency  Hstt  Shih-chang  as  well  as  introduc- 
tions by  Right  Honorable  Sir  John  Newell  Jordan  and  the  Honorable 
Charles  R.  Crane.  New  York:  Macmillan,  1922.  xvi-1-475  pp. 

Illustrated.  $5.00 

1.  Educational  reforms.  2.  Foreign-educated  reforms.  3.  Intellectual  re- 
birth. 4.  The  new  woman.  5.  Marriage  reforms.  6.  Social  transforma- 
tion. 7.  Growth  of  public  opinion.  8.  New  patriotism.  9.  The  student 
movement.  10.  Voice  of  the  people.  11.  Improved  communications.  12. 
Industrial  and  commercial  progress.  13.  Labor’s  awakening.  14.  Judicial 
reforms.  15.  Self-respecting  international  attitude.  16.  Rupture  with  the 
Central  Powers.  17.  Entry  into  the  World  War.  18.  Participation  in  the 
Peace  Conference.  19.  Conclusion:  Is  the  Republic  worth  helping? 

Wang,  Tsi  C.,  The  Youth  Movement  in  China.  New  York:  New  Repub- 
lic, 1927.  xv+245  pp.  $1.00 

1.  The  revolt  of  youth.  2.  The  youth  movement  in  Germany:  A compara- 
tive study.  3.  The  first  Chinese  student  to  go  abroad.  4.  Voyage  of  the 
Argonauts.  5.  The  Argonauts  return.  6.  Advent  of  the  youth  movement. 
7.  Cradle  of  the  movement:  National  University  of  Peking.  8.  The  literary 
renaissance:  the  vernacular  press.  9.  The  literary  revolution.  10.  Demon- 
stration against  militarism.  11.  Demonstration  against  Christianity.  12. 
A decade  of  the  youth  movement.  13.  Conclusion. 

Williams,  Edward  Thomas,  China  Yesterday  and  Today.  New  York: 
Thomas  Y.  Crowell,  revised  edition,  1927.  xviii-|-664  pp.  With 

map  and  illustrations.  $4.50 

1.  What  is  China?  2.  The  beginnings  of  China.  3.  The  family.  4.  Mar- 
riage and  the  status  of  woman.  5.  The  farmer.  6.  The  village  republic. 

7.  The  city.  8.  The  craftsman.  9.  The  guilds.  10.  The  calendar  and  its 
festivals.  11.  Confucius  and  his  teaching.  12.  Confucianism  in  the  home. 
13.  Confucianism  as  a state  religion.  14.  Chinese  Buddhism.  15.  Taoism. 
16.  Early  foreign  intercourse.  17.  Opening  the  gates  of  China.  18.  The 
Apotheosis  of  an  American.  19.  Burlingame  and  oriental  immigration.  20. 
Spheres  of  interest.  21.  The  era  of  reform.  22.  Setting  up  of  the  Republic. 
23.  The  struggle  for  democracy.  24.  Foreign  trade.  25.  Chinese  art. 

Williams,  S.  Wells,  The  Middle  Kingdom:  A Survey  of  the  Geography, 
Government,  Literature,  Social  Life,  Arts,  and  History  of  the  Chinese 
Empire  and  Its  Inhabitants.  New  York:  Charles  Scribner’s  Sons, 
1895-1901.  2 volumes,  1738  pp. 

1.  General  division  and  features.  2.-4.  Geographical  descriptions.  5.  Popula- 
tion and  statistics.  6.  Natural  history.  7.  Law,  and  plan  of  government.  8. 
Administration  of  the  laws.  9.  Education  and  literary  examinations.  10.  Struc- 
ture of  language.  11.  Classical  literature.  12.  Political  literature.  13.  .\rchi- 
tecture,  dress,  and  diet.  14.  Social  life.  15.  Industrial  arts.  16.  Science.  17. 
History  and  chronology.  18.  Religion.  19.  Christian  missions.  20.  Commerce. 
21.  Foreign  intercourse.  22.-23.  The  first  war  with  England.  24.  The  Tai- 
ping  Rebellion.  25.  The  second  war  between  Great  Britain  and  China.  26. 
Narrative  of  recent  events. 

WoODHEAD,  H.  G.  W.  (Editor),  The  China  Year  Book  1926-7.  Tientsin: 
Tientsin  Press,  1927.  (Agents  in  U.  S.,  University  of  Chicago  Press) 
xxix-|-1335  pp.  $12.50. 

I.  Area  and  population.  2.  Geography.  3.  Geology.  4.  Fauna.  5.  Cli- 
mate and  meteorology.  6.  Mines  and  minerals.  7.  People  and  language. 

8.  Manufactures.  9.  Customs  revenue  and  trade  statistics.  10.  Railways. 

II.  Post  office  and  telegraphs.  12.  River  improvement  .and  harbor  works. 


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13.  Education.  14.  Finance.  15  Currency,  banks,  weights  and  measures. 
16.  Miscellaneous.  17.  Opium.  18.  Religions.  19.  Products:  general,  pas- 
toral, and  agricultural.  20.  Public  health  and  medical  events.  21.  Forestry. 
22.  Public  justice.  23.  Greater  China.  24.  Shipping.  25.  'I'rade  and  com- 
merce. 26.  Labor,  strikes  and  the  anti-foreign  agitation.  27.  Defence.  28. 
The  Sino-Soviet  Conference.  29.  Special  conference  on  the  Chinese  cus- 
toms tariff.  30.  Who’s  who.  31.  Government.  32.  Bibliography,  1925-6. 

History  and  Biography 

Allan,  C.  Wilfrid,  TJre  Makers  of  Cathay.  Shanghai : Presbyterian 
Press,  1909.  242  pp.  Illustrated. 

Confucius,  moral  reformer.  Mencius,  social  reformer.  Chin  Shih  Huang 
Ti,  first  emperor.  Chu  Ko  Liang,  strategist  and  statesman.  Fa  Shien  and 
Shuan  Tsang,  Buddhist  pilgrims.  Li  Shih  Min,  Emperor  Tai  Tsung.  Li 
Tai  Peh  and  Tu  Fu,  greatest  poets.  Han  Yu,  prince  of  literature.  Wang 
An  Shih,  political  economist  and  national  reformer.  Chu  She.  scholar  and 
philosopher.  Kublai  Khan,  world’s  emperor.  Wen  Tien  Shiang  and  Lu 
Shiu  Fu,  patriotic  ministers.  Hung  Wu,  beggar  king.  Wu  Shan  Kuei, 
people’s  general.  Koxinga,  pirate  and  patriot.  Kang  She,  greatest  of  the 
Manchus.  Chien  Lung,  conqueror.  'I'seng  Kuo  Fan,  imperialist  general. 
Li  Hung  Chang,  statesman  and  diplomat. 

Giles,  Herbert  A.,  A Chinese  Biographical  Dictionary.  London:  Ber- 
nard Quaritch,  1897-98.  2 volumes,  1022  pp. 

Accounts  of  historical  characters. 

Gowen,  Herbert  H.,  and  Hall,  Josef  Washington,  An  Outline  History 
of  China.  With  a thorough  account  of  the  Republican  Era  inter- 
preted in  its  historical  perspective.  New  York  and  London:  D. 
Appleton,  1926.  xxviii-j^542  pp.  $4.00. 

I.  China  before  the  ^lanchus.  II.  The  Age  of  the  iManchus.  HI.  The  Re- 
publican Era. 

Hail,  William  James,  Tseng  Kuo-Fan  and  the  Tai-ping  Rebellion,  with 
a sketch  of  his  later  career.  New  Haven:  Yale  University  Press, 
1927.  viii-|-422  pp.  Whth  maps.  $4.00. 

“As  a factual  biography  of  a constructive  military  leader  and  statesman  the 
study  is  adequate.  But  it  is  something  more ; it  is  an  analysis  of  a Chinese 
philosopher  of  the  old  school.  It  is  also  a survey  and  a thorough  analysis  of  a 
great,  if  misguided,  popular  movement  which,  full  of  potentialities  for  good, 
ended  disastrously  and  wrought  evil  on  a scale  rarely  equalled  in  history.” 

H.  F.  MacNair  in  The  China  IVcekly  Review. 

Hirth,  Friedrich,  The  Ancient  History  of  China  to  the  End  of  the  Chon 
Dynasty,  New  York:  Columbia  University  Press,  1908,  reprinted 
1923.  xx-}-383  pp.  $3.50 

I.  Mythological  and  legendary.  2.  The  Confucian  legends.  3.  The  Shang, 
or  Yin,  Dynasty.  4.  The  Chou  Dynasty  (1122-249  B.  C.).  5.  From  Wu- 
wang  to  Kang-wang:  The  period  of  imperial  authoritjL  6.  Gradual  decline 
of  central  power.  7.  Century  of  the  “five  leaders.”  8.  Age  of  Lau-tzi  and 
Confucius.  9.  The  contending  states. 

Komroff,  Manuel  (Editor),  The  Travels  of  Marco  Polo.  Revised  from 
Marsden’s  translation  and  edited  with  an  introduction.  New  York : 
Boni  and  Liveright,  1926.  xxxii-|-370  pp.  $3.50 

Marco  Polo,  who  was  appointed  by  the  great  Khan  Kublai  as  the  governor 
of  one  of  the  most  important  districts  in  China,  described  in  his  travels  his 
first-hand  knowledge  of  China  with  astounding  intimacy  and  detail.  This 
edition  is  the  most  recent  and  most  easily  available. 


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Latourettk,  Kennetji  Scott,  The  Development  of  China.  Boston  and 
New  York:  Houghton  Mifflin,  3rd  edition,  revised,  1924.  xiii-|-309  pp. 
$2.50 

1.  Geographic  background.  2.  Origin  and  formative  centuries.  3.  From 
the  Han  Dynasty  to  the  first  war  with  F.ngland.  4.  Chinese  culture  at  the 
beginning  of  intimate  contact  with  the  West.  5.  Cliina  from  its  fuller  con- 
tact with  the  West  to  the  war  with  Japan  1834-94.  6.  The  transformation 
of  China,  1894-1923.  7.  Present-day  problems. 

1. 1 Ung  Bing,  Outlines  of  Chinese  History.  Shanghai:  Commercial  Press, 
1914.  668  pp.  With  colored  maps  and  illustrations.  $6.00. 

Chinese  point  of  view. 

MacNair,  Harley  Farxsvvortk,  Modern  Chinese  History:  Selected 
Readings.  A collection  of  extracts  from  various  sources  chosen  to 
illu-strate  some  of  the  chief  phases  of  China’s  international  relations 
during  the  past  hundred  years.  Shanghai : Commercial  Press,  1923. 
xxxvii+910  pp.  $8.00. 

Pott,  F.  L.  Haw'ks,  A Sketch  of  Chinese  History.  Shanghai:  Kelly  and 
Walsh,  1903.  224  p]).  With  maps. 

A good  short  account. 

Who’s  Who  in  China.  Containing  the  pictures  and  biographies  of  China’s 
best  known  political,  financial,  business,  and  professional  men. 
Shanghai:  China  Weekly  Review,  1925.  1033  pp.  $8.00. 

Includes  some  500  contemporary  leaders. 

Government  and  Foreign  Relations 

Rau,  Mingchien  Joshua,  The  Foreign  Relations  of  China:  A History 
and  a Survey.  New  York  and  Chicago:  Fleming  H.  Revell,  1922. 
xii-|-541  pp.  $4.00 

1.  A sketch  of  the  diplomatic  history  of  China.  2.  Policies  of  the  great 
Powers.  3.  Policy  of  Japan.  4.  Impairments  of  China’s  sovereigntj'.  5. 
New  problems  arising  since  the  War.  6.  A foreign  policy  for  China. 

Modern  Democracy  in  China.  Shanghai:  Commercial  Press,  1925. 

x-f-467  pp.  $2.00. 

1.  The  crisis  and  the  problem.  2.  Rise  of  democracy.  3.  Triumph  of  the 
Republic.  4.  Return  of  monarchy.  5.  Struggle  over  the  constitution,  h. 
Civil  war.  7.  The  provisional  constitution.  8.  Lessons  of  the  decade.  9. 
Abolition  of  the  tuchun  system.  10.  Framing  and  adoption  of  the  perma- 
nent constitution.  11.  The  perils  and  the  salvation.  12.-13.  Cabinet  vs. 
presidential  system.  14.-15.  Federal  vs.  unitary  system.  16.-17.  Legislature. 
18.-19.  Executive.  20.  Judiciary.  21.  Provincial  autonomous  government. 
22.  Local  self-government.  23.  Budget.  24.  Political  parties.  25.  Private 
rights.  26.  National  convention.  27.  A ])ermanent  constitution  for  China. 

Conference  on  American  Relations  with  China,  American  Relations 
7vith  China.  A report  of  the  conference  held  at  Johns  Hopkins  Uni- 
versity, September  17-20,  1925,  with  supplementary  materials,  and 
arranged  to  be  of  use  to  discussion  groups,  current  events  clubs  and 
university  classes.  Baltimore:  Johns  Hopkins  Press,  1925.  198  pp. 

$1.50 

Valuable  discussions  by  manj’^  prominent  individuals,  covering  different 
phases  of  the  problem  and  representing  various  points  of  view. 


Hornbeck,  Stanley  K.,  Chhia  Today:  Political.  Boston:  World  Peace 
Foundation,  1927.  150  pp.  $0.05. 

I.  The  Revolution  and  Nationalism.  II.  The  Revolt  against  External  In- 
duences.  III.  The  Attitude  and  Polic.v  of  the  United  States.  With  an  appendix 
of  important  documents. 

Ching-Lin,  St2((lies  in  Chinese  Diplomatic  History.  Shanghai: 
Commercial  Press.  1925.  xii-|-226  pp.  $3.00. 

1.  Consular  jurisdiction — ^exterritorialit}-.  2.  Concessions  and  settlements. 
3.  Historical  introduction  to  leased  territories  and  spheres  of  interest.  4. 
Leased  territories.  5.  Spheres  of  influence  or  interest.  6.  Open  Door, 
territorial  integrit}-,  and  administrative  entit3L  7.  Foreign  troops  and  police. 
8.  Foreign  post  offices  and  wireless  and  telegraph  installations.  9.  Tariff 
autonomy. 

Hsu,  Shuh.si,  China  and  Her  Political  Entity:  A Study  of  China’s  Foreign 
Relations  zvith  Reference  to  Korea,  Manchuria,  and  Mongolia.  New 
York:  Oxford  Univer.sity  Press,  1926.  xxiv-f-438  pp.  $3.00. 

1.  Historical  background.  2.  Decline  of  the  Tsing  Dynasty.  3.  The  Korean 
problem.  4.  The  Japanese  V\'ar  and  some  conseciuences.  5.  The  Bo.xer  Re- 
bellion. 6.  The  Reconstruction  of  Manchuria.  7.  Development  since  the 
Revolution.. 

MacNair,  Harley  Farnsworth,  The  Chinese  Abroad:  Their  Position 
and  Protection.  With  an  introduction  by  the  Hon.  V.  K.  W^ellington 
Koo  and  a foreword  Fong  F.  Sec.  Shanghai : Commercial  Press, 
1924.  xxii+340  pp.  $3.00 

1.  The  relation  of  China  to  her  nationals  abroad.  2.  Chinese  emigration. 

3.  The  Chinese  in  the  British  Empire  and  the  New  World.  4.  Chinese 

acquisition  of  foreign  nationalit}'.  5.  The  Chinese  alien — the  merchant  and 
free  laborer.  6.  The  Chinese  alien — the  contract  laborer.  7.  The  Chinese 
alien — the  student  abroad.  8.  The  protection  of  alien  Chinese  througli 
Chinese  authorities.  9.  Conclusion. 

JMacMlrray.  John  Ak  A.,  Treaties  and  Agreements  zvith  and  Concerning 
China,  1894-1911.  A collection  of  state  papers,  private  agreements, 
and  other  documents,  in  reference  to  the  rights  and  obligations  of  the 
Chinese  Government  in  relation  to  foreign  powers,  and  in  reference 
to  the  interrelation  of  those  powers  in  respect  to  China  during  the 

period  from  the  Sino-Japanese  War  to  the  conclusion  of  the  World 

War  of  1914-1919.  New  York:  Oxford  University  Press,  1921. 
2 volumes.  1729  pp.  $20.00. 

I.  Manchu  Period  (1894-1911).  H.  Republican  Period  (1912-1919). 

AIorse  Hosea  Ballot:,  The  International  Relations  of  the  Chinese  Em- 
pire. New  York:  Longmans,  Green,  1910-18.  3 volumes.  1837  pp. 

Wuth  illustrations.  $30.00. 

I.  The  Period  of  Conflict,  1834-1860.  II.  Tlie  Period  of  Submission,  1861-1893. 
HI.  The  Period  of  Subjection,  1894-1911.  .An  adaptation  and  condensation  of 
this  standard  work,  with  H.  F.  MacNair  as  co-author,  is  to  be  published  shortly 
by  the  Commercial  Press,  Shanghai. 

The  Trade  and  Administration  of  China.  London  and  New  York: 

Longmans,  Green,  3rd  edition,  1920.  xv-)-505  pp.  With  illustrations, 

map,  and  diagrams.  $10.00. 

1.  Sketch  of  history.  2.  Imperial  government.  3.  Republican  government. 

4.  Revenue  and  expenditure.  5.  Currency.  6.  Weights  and  measures.  7. 
E.xtraterritoriality.  8.  Provinces  and  treatj'  ports.  9.  Foreign  trade.  10. 
Internal  trade.  11.  Opium.  12.  Inspectorate  of  Customs.  13.  Post  office. 
14.  Railways. 


Norton,  Henry  Kittkedge,  China  and  the  Powers.  New  York:  John 
Day,  1927.  xi+264  pp.  $4.00 

1.  The  validitj'^  of  the  Republic.  2.  Foreign  riglits  and  Chinese  protests. 
3.  The  champion  of  the  Occident.  4.  The  Russian  bear  ambles  eastward. 
5.  The  champion  of  the  Orient.  6.  The  interested  referee.  7.  The  puzzle 
of  Chinese  politics.  8.  China  catches  up  with  the  industrial  revolution.  9. 
Undermining  the  social  structure.  10.  Political  aspects  of  the  Chinese  re- 
naissance. 11.  Destructive  and  constructive  forces.  12.  Whither? 

Shaw,  Kinn-Wei,  Democracy  and  Finance  in  China:  A Study  in  the 
Development  of  Fiscal  Systems  and  Ideals.  New  York:  Columbia 
University  Press,  1926.  215  pp.  $3.50 

The  author  “lifts  for  the  first  time  the  veil  which  has  hitherto  concealed 
the  teachings  and  the  motives  that  have  guided  fiscal  theory  and  practice  in 
China.” — Edwin  R.  A.  Seligman. 

SooTHiLL,  W.  E.,  China  otd  the  JVest:  A Sketch  of  Their  Intercourse. 
London  and  New  York:  Oxford  University  Press,  1925.  viii-f-216 
pp.  $3.50 

1.  Earlj'  intercourse.  2.  Intercourse  before  the  Alongol  conquest.  3. 
Buddhists.  Arabs,  Christians  and  others,  before  the  Mongol  invasion.  4. 
The  Mongols.  5.  Marco  Polo,  early  European  missionaries,  and  fall  of  the 
Mongols.  6.  Opening  of  the  sea  route  and  advent  of  the  English.  7.  Chi- 
nese expansion  and  advent  of  other  nations.  8.  English  trading  relations. 
9.  Opium  and  the  Opium  War.  10.  Taiping  Rebellion  and  the  “Arrow” 
War.  11.  The  Customs;  rebellions;  wars  with  France  and  Japan.  12. 
Reform.  13.  Reaction.  14.  Revolution,  Republic,  ruin,  and  renaissance. 
15.  East  and  West. 

Steiger,  George  Nye,  China  and  the  Occident:  The  Origin  and  Develop- 
ment of  the  Boxer  Movement.  New  Haven ; Yale  University  Press, 
1927.  xix-f 347  pp.  $3.50 

1.  The  Chinese  state  and  the  opening  of  W'estern  relations.  2.  The  opening 
of  China.  3.  Consequences  of  Shimonoseki.  4.  The  “battle  of  conces- 
sions” and  the  “hundred  days.”  5.  The  Empress  Dowager  and  conservative 
reform.  6.  Foreign  relations  after  the  coup  d’etat.  7.  The  Boxers : “I-ho 
Chuan”  or  “I-ho  Tuan.”  8.  The  Boxers  in  Shantung  and  Chili.  9.  Diplo- 
matic pressure  at  Peking.  10.  The  crisis:  May  28 — June  20,  1900.  11.  The 

I-ho  Chuan  in  the  provinces.  12.  The  reckoning.  13.  Conclusion. 

Sun,  Yat-Sen,  San  Min  Chu  I:  The  Three  Principles  of  the  People. 
Translated  into  English  by  Frank  W.  Price  and  edited  by  L.  T.  Chen. 
Shanghai : China  Committee,  Institute  of  Pacific  Relations,  1927. 
xvii-}-514  pp.  $4.00 

Dr.  Sun’s  lectures  in  full  on  the  principles  of  Nationalism,  Democracy,  and 
Livelihood. 

SzE,  Sao-Ke  Alfred,  Addresses.  Baltimore:  Johns  Hopkins  Press,  1926. 
ix-f-131  pp.  $1.25 

Five  addresses  delivered  before  various  American  organizations  by  the 
Chinese  Minister  to  the  United  States.  1.  The  problem  of  China.  2. 
Causes  of  China’s  discontent:  How  they  may  be  removed.  3.  Interna- 
tional aspects  of  the  Chinese  situation.  4.  Extraterritoriality  in  China.  5. 
China’s  unequal  treaties. 

The  International  Opium  Conferences  at  Geneva:  Official  Statements 

of  the  Chinese  Delegation.  Baltimore:  Johns  Hopkins  Press,  1926. 
vii-(-163  pp.  $1.50. 

Presents  the  views  and  arguments  of  the  Chinese  Government  in  a compact 
volume. 


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Tang,  Leang-Li,  China  in  Revolt:  How  a Civilication  Became  a Nation. 
Foreword  by  Dr.  Tsai  Yuan-Pei,  preface  by  the  Hon.  Bertrand  Rus- 
sell. London:  Noel  Douglas,  1927.  xiii-|-176  pp.  7s.  6d. 

I.  China  in  Peace.  II.  China  in  Chains.  III.  China  in  Revolt.  IV.  China 
a Nation. 

WTiyte,  Sir  Frederick,  China  and  the  Foreign  Powers:  An  Historical 
Reviezv  of  Their  Relations.  New  York : Oxford  University  Press, 
1927.  86  pp.  $1.00. 

A brief  review  in  defense  of  British  policy  in  the  past. 

Willoughby,  Westki,  W.,  Foreign  Rights  and  Interests  in  China.  Balti- 
more: Johns  Hopkins  Press,  revised  and  enlarged  edition,  1927. 
2 volumes,  xxxvi-Fll53  pp.  $12.00. 

A comprehensive  treatise  on  the  subject. 

Wong,  Ching-Wai,  China  and  the  Nations,  being  the  draft  of  the  report 
on  international  problems  prepared  for  the  International  Problems 
Committee  of  the  People's  Conference  of  Delegates  at  Peking  in 
April,  1925.  Rendered  in  English,  and  edited  with  an  introduction, 
explanatory  foot  notes  and  a map  by  I-Sen  Teng  and  John  Nind  Smith. 
New  York:  Frederick  A.  Stokes,  1927.  xxiv-|-141  pp.  $2.50 

Yen,  Hawkling  L.,  A Survey  of  Constitational  Development  in  China. 
New  York:  Columbia  University  Press,  1911.  136  pp.  $1.50 

1.  Political  philo.sophy.  2.  Feudalism.  3.  Public  law.  4.  Centralization, 
popular  reaction,  and  absolutism.  5.  Movement  for  a written  constitution. 

Economic  and  Social  Life 

Arnold,  Julean,  American  Consular  Officers,  and  Other  Contributors, 
China:  A Commereial  and  Industrial  Handbook.  Washington:  Gov- 
ernment Printing  Office,  1926.  xvi+SlS  pp.  With  illustrations  and 
map.  $1.75. 

Part  I contains  general  information : Brief  geographic  description ; sketch  of 
history ; resume  of  trade ; import  trade ; market  development ; incorporation  of 
American  firms ; currency,  exchange,  and  banking ; credit  conditions ; advertis- 
ing and  merchandising ; advancing  trade  through  motion  pictures ; export 
products;  modern  industries;  economic  structure;  government  finance;  foreign 
capital;  railways;  postal  service;  tariffs  and  internal  taxes;  trade-marks,  copy- 
rights, and  patents;  Americans  in  China;  judicial  procedure;  trade  organizations; 
the  comprador;  social  customs  and  etiquette;  keeping  well  in  China.  Part  II 
contains  accounts  of  various  consular  districts. 

Bain,  H.  Foster,  Ores  and  Industry  in  the  Far  East:  The  Influence  of 
Key  Mineral  Resources  on  the  Development  of  Oriental  CivilEation. 
With  a chapter  on  petroleum  by  W.  B.  Heroy  and  preface  by  Edwin 
F.  Gay.  New  York:  Council  on  Foreign  Relations,  1927.  viii-|-229 

pp.  $3.50. 

1.  Introduction.  2.  Coal.  3.  Iron  and  steel.  4.  Petroleum.  5.  Sulphur 
and  the*  sulphides.  6.  Non-ferrous  metals.  7.  Non-metallic  resources.  8. 
Favorable  and  unfavorable  conditions  for  mineral  development  in  the  Far 
East.  9.  What  of  the  future? 

Gamble,  Sidney  D.,  and  Burgess,  John  Stewart,  Peking:  A Social 
Survey.  Conducted  under  the  auspices  of  the  Princeton  University 
Center  in  China  and  the  Peking  Y.  IM.  C.  A.  Forewords  by  G. 
Sherwood  Eddy  and  Robert  A.  Woods.  New  York:  George  H. 


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Doran,  1921.  xvii-|-538  pp.  With  illustrations,  maps  and  diagrams. 
$5.00. 

1.  Introduction  and  conclusioius.  2.  History.  3.  Geography.  4.  Govern- 
ment. 5.  Population.  6.  Healtli.  7.  Education.  8.  Commercial  life.  9. 
Recreation.  10.  The  social  evil.  11.  Poverty  and  philanthropy.  12.  Pris- 
ons. 13.  Teng  Shih  Kou  district.  14.  My  nearest  neighbors  in  Peking. 
15.  Church  survey.  16.  Religious  work.  17.  I’eking  community  service 
group. 

K.-xnn,  E.,  The  Currencies  of  China:  An  hivestigation  of  Silver  and  Gold 
Transactio)is  Affecting  China,  together  with  a Section  on  Copper. 
Shanghai:  Kelly  and  Walsh,  1926.  600  pp.  $12.50. 

1.  Bar  silver.  2.  Taels  3.  Transactions  with  Sycee.  4.  Foreign  exchange. 
S.  Silver  dollars.  6.  Subsidiary  silver  coins.  7.  Silver  production  and  dis- 
tribution. 8.  Silver  as  currency.  9.  Hong  Kong’s  currency.  10.  Gold  as 
currency.  11.  The  various  shapes  in  which  gold  is  used.  12.  Gold  bars. 
13.  Export  and  import  of  gold  bars.  14.  The  Shanghai  gold  stock  ex- 
change. 15.  A gold  standard  for  China.  16.  Old  copper  coinage.  17. 
Modern  copper  coinage.  18.  Mints. 

King,  F.  H.,  Farmers  of  Forty  Centuries,  oi\  Permanent  Agriculture  in 
China,  Korea,  and  Japan.  Madison,  Wis. : Mrs.  F.  H.  King,  1911. 
ix-F441  pp.  With  248  illustrations. 

Has  chapters  on:  Grave  lands  of  China;  extent  of  canalization  and  surface 
fitting  of  fields;  some  customs  of  the  common  people;  the  fuel  problem, 
building  and  textile  materials;  utilization  of  waste;  rice  culture;  silk  cul- 
ture; tea  industry. 

Kulp,  Daniel  Harrison,  II.,  Country  Life  in  South  China:  The  Sociology 
of  Familism,.  Volume  I.  Phenix  Village,  Kwantung,  China.  New 
York;  Teachers  College,  Columbia  University,  1925.  xxx-}-367  pp. 

With  illustrations,  tables,  maps  and  figures.  $3.50. 

1.  The  regional  situation.  2.  Population  and  health.  3.  Ethnic  relation- 
ships. 4.  Maintenance  practices.  5.  Village  polity.  6.  The  family  and  the 
sib.  7.  Associations.  8.  Education  and  the  schools.  9.  Art  and  recreation. 
10.  Religion' and  the  spiritual  community.  11.  Individualization.  12.  The 
village  as  a neighborhood  and  as  a community. 

Leong,  Y.  K.,  and  Tao,  L.  K.,  Village  and  Town  Life  in  China',  With 
a preface  by  L.  T.  Hobhouse.  London:  George  Allen  & Unwin, 
1915.  xi-f-155  pp.  6s. 

“The  book  falls  into  two  parts.  Mr.  Leong  describes  village  life,  the 
family,  the  clan,  and  the  village  society.  Mr.  Tao  deals  more  particularly 
with  town  administration  and  social  life,  and  with  the  popular  side  of 
Chinese  Buddhism.” — Preface. 

Mallory,  Walter  H.,  China:  Land  of  Famine.  With  a foreword  by 
Dr.  John  H.  Finley.  New  York:  American  Geographical  Society, 
1926.  xvi-|-199  pp.  With  illustrations.  $4.00. 

The  secretary  of  the  China  International  Famine  Relief  Commission  discusses 
the  economic,  natural,  political  and  social  factors  in  the  cause  and  cure  of 
China’s  famine. 

Remer,  C.  F.,  The  Foreign  Trade  of  China.  Shanghai:  Commercial 
Press,  1926.  xii+269  pp.  $4.00. 

A history  of  the  foreign  trade  of  China,  with  a parallel  account  of  the 
important  developments  in  the  foreign  relations  of  the  country,  followed  by 
a presentation  of  the  trade  balances  and  the  balances  of  international 
payments. 


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Smith,  Wilfred,  A Geographical  Study  of  Coal  and  Iron  in  China.  With 
an  introduction  by  Percy  M.  Roxby.  London : Hodder  and  Stough- 
ton, and  University  Press  of  Liverpool,  1926.  83  pp.  With  figures. 
1.  Structure  of  China  in  relation  to  the  distribution  of  coal  and  iron.  2. 
Regional  resources  of  China  in  coal  and  iron.  3.  Historical  geography  and 
factors  affecting  future  of  the  coal  and  iron  industries  of  China.  4.  Regional 
functions  of  coal  and  iron  in  China. 

Tsu,  Yu-Yue,  The  Spirit  of  Chinese  Philanthropy:  A Study  in  Mutual 
Aid.  Ne-w  York:  Columbia  University  Press,  1912.  122  pp.  $1.50. 
1.  Chinese  philanthropy,  in  thought  and  practice.  2.  Population  and  social 
well-being.  3.  Charity.  4.  Mutual  benefit.  5.  Civic  betterment.  6.  Con- 
clusion: Rise  of  national  self-consciousness  and  solidarity. 

Education 

Chiang,  Monlin,  a Study  in  Chinese  Principles  of  Education.  Shanghai: 
Commercial  Press,  1918.  187  pp.  $1.50. 

1.  Background.  2.  General  scope.  3.  Human  nature.  4.  Nature  and  nur- 
ture. 5.  Problem  of  knowledge.  6.  Problem  of  science.  7.  Relative  values 
of  knowledge.  8.  Fundamental  elements  of  learning.  9.  Method  of  ele- 
mentary education.  10.  Fundamental  elements  of  teaching.  11.  Tj'pes  of 
moral  philosophy.  12.  Fundamental  elements  of  moral  teaching.  13.  Some 
of  the  problems  of  Chinese  culture.  14.  Individual,  society,  and  state.  15. 
Science  and  art  of  education. 

Chinese  National  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Education. 
Bulletins  on  Chinese  Ediieation.  Shanghai : Commercial  Press,  1923. 
372  pp.  $1.80. 

Articles  by  leaders  in  Chinese  education.  1.  Vocational  education.  2. 
Movement  for  educating  illiterates.  3.  Librarj^  movement.  4.  Present-day- 
tendencies.  5.  Physical  education.  6.  Renaissance.  7.  Scientific  measure- 
ment and  related  studies.  8.  The  new  system  of  education.  9.  Woman’s 
education.  10.  Higher  education.  11.  Normal  school  education.  12.  Mid- 
dle school  education.  13.  Reorganization  of  the  middle  school  curriculum. 
14.  Elementary  education.  15.  How-  to  educate  China’s  illiterate  millions 
for  democracy  in  a decade.  16.  Statistical  summaries. 

Kro,  Ping  Wen,  The  Chinese  System  of  Public  Education.  New  York: 
Teachers  College,  Columbia  University,  1915.  xii-|-209  pp.  $1.50. 
1.  Origin  of  the  ancient  educational  system  (2357-1122  B.  C.).  2.  Ancient 
educational  system  and  its  decadence  (1122-206  B.  C.).  3.  Brief  survey 
of  the  development  of  education  during  subsequent  dynasties  (B.  C.  206-A. 
D.  1842).  4.  Transition  from  traditional  to  modern  education  (A.  D.  1842- 
1905).  5.  Construction  of  a modern  educational  sy-stem  (1905-11).  8.  Re- 
organization of  education  under  the  Republic.  7.  Present-day  educational 
problems  of  national  importance.  8.  Summary  and  conclusions. 

Tag,  W.  Tchishin,  and  Chen,  C.  P..  Education  in  China,  1924. 
Shanghai:  Commercial  Press,  1925.  39  pp.  \Vith  illustrations.  $0.70. 

Contains  chapters  on  administration,  the  new  school  sy-stem,  training  of 
teachers,  recent  developments,  and  missionary  education. 

Twiss,  George  Ransom,  Science  and  Education  in  China:  A Survey  of  the 
Present  Status  and  a Program  for  Progressive  Improvement.  Pub- 
lished under  the  auspices  of  the  Chinese  National  Association  for  the 
.\dvancement  of  Education.  Shanghai : Commercial  Press,  1925. 
ix-}-361  pp.  $2.40. 

The  first  chapters  discuss  the  social,  economic  and  political  factors  in 
relation  to  education.  The  remaining  two-thirds  of  the  book  deal  directly 
with  the  problem  of  science  teaching,  giving  a thorough  consideration  to  the 
curriculum,  the  method  of  teaching,  the  stattis  and  training  of  teachers,  and 
facilities  and  equipment. 


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Yen,  Y.  C.  James,  The  Mass  Education  Movcnicnt  in  China.  Shanghai: 
Commercial  Press,  1925.  25  pp.  $0.30. 

An  account  of  the  movement,  including  its  problem,  policy,  method,  and 
significance,  by  the  General  Director  of  the  National  Association  of  the 
Mass  Education  Movement. 

Art  and  Literature 

Binyon,  Laurence,  Painting  in  the  Far  East:  An  Introduction  to  the 
History  of  Pictorial  Art  in  Asia  especially  China  and  Japan.  Lon- 
don: Edward  Arnold,  3rd  edition,  revised,  1923.  xx-|-297  pp.  Ydth 
illu.strations. 

“Admirably  written,  clear  and  felicitous  in  expression,  it  presents  a true  ex- 
position of  the  spirit  and  meaning  of  the  greatest  of  all  the  arts  of  China  and 
Japan,  placing  its  philosophy  by  the  side  of  our  own  art  and  making  clear  its 
origins,  its  aims  and  its  beauties.” — Arthur  Morrison  in  The  Biirliiigaiiie 
MagaAiic. 

Bushell,  Stephen  Wootton,  Chinese  Art.  London:  \'ictoria  and  Albert 
Museum.  2nd  edition,  1909,  reprinted,  1924.  2 volumes,  324  pp. 

Illustrated.  9s. 

I:  1.  Historical  introduction.  2.  Sculpture.  3.  Architecture.  4.  Bronze. 
5.  Carving  in  wood,  ivorj',  rhinoceros  horn,  etc.  6.  Lacquer.  7.  Carving 
in  jade  and  other  hard  stones.  II:  1.  Pottery  and  porcelain.  2.  Glass. 

3.  Enamels:  Cloisonne,  champleve,  and  painted.  4.  Jewellery.  5.  Te.xtiles: 
\V oven-silks,  embroidery,  carpets.  6.  Pictorial  art. 

Carter,  Thomas  Francis,  The  Invention  of  Printing  in  China  and  Its 
Spread  IPestToard.  New  York:  Columbia  University  Press,  1925. 
xviii4-282  pp.  With  illustrations  and  charts.  $7.50. 

“Mr.  Carter  has  undertaken  a very  large  piece  of  research,  and  his  work 
has  not  only  made  use  of  all  information  already  known  from  fragmentary 
W'orks  previous  to  his,  but  he  has  been  the  first  to  utilize  certain  important 
Chinese  texts  never  before  translated.” — Paul  Pelliot. 

Ferguson,  John  C.,  Outlines  of  Chinese  Art.  Chicago:  University  of 
Chicago  Press,  1919.  xi-t-263  pp.  With  illustrations. 

Six  lectures:  1.  Introduction.  2.  Bronzes  and  jades.  3.  Stones  and  ceramics. 

4.  Calligraphy  and  painting.  5.-6.  Painting.  The  Universitj'  of  Chicago  has 
recently  published  an  excellently  illustrated  book  on  Chinese  Painting  by  the 
same  author. 

French,  Joseph  Lewis  (Editor),  Lotus  and  Chrysanthenimn:  An 
Anthology  of  Chinese  and  Japanese  Poetry.  New  York:  Boni  and 
Liveright,  1927.  xxi-(-237  pp.  $7.50. 

A fairly  representative  compendium  of  Chinese  and  Japanese  poetry. 

Giles,  Herbert  A.,  A History  of  Chinese  JAterature.  New  York  and 
London : D.  Appleton,  1924.  viii-|-448  pp.  $2.50. 

“There  is  nothing  like  it  in  any  library,  and  one  may  sa3'  with  assurance 
that  there  is  not  a dull  page  in  it.” — The  Boston  Transcript. 

Gems  of  Chinese  Literature.  Shanghai : Kelly  and  Y'alsh,  revised 

and  enlarged  edition.  1922.  xiv-j-287  pp. 

“.  . . short  extracts  from  the  works  of  the  most  famous  writers  of  all  ages  . . . 
chronologically  arranged.”— Preface. 

Hackney,  Louise  Wallace,  Guide-Posts  to  Chinese  Painting.  Boston 
and  New  York:  Houghton  Mifflin,  1927.  xii-|-221  pp.  With  illus- 
trations. $10.00. 

1.  Why  the  Chinese  painter  painted  what  he  did.  2.  Social  and  religious 
background  of  Chinese  art.  3.  The  history  of  China  as  it  influenced  the 


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art.  4.  Great  painters  and  their  work.  5.  Calligraphy  and  its  relation  to 
painting.  6.  Figure-painting:  Its  ideals  and  significance.  7.  Figure-paint- 
ing: Religious.  8.  Flowers,  birds,  and  animals.  9.  Landscape-painting:  Its 
technique  and  philosophy.  10.  The  collector  and  his  problem.  11.  Chinese 
influence  on  the  culture  of  the  West. 

Hobson,  R.  L.,  Chinese  Pottery  and  Porcelain:  An  Account  of  the  Potter’s 
Art  in  China  from  Primitive  Times  to  the  Present  Day.  London: 
Cassell,  1915.  2 volumes,  600  pp.  40  plates  in  color  and  96  in  black 

and  white. 

A history  in  detail,  with  very  good  illustrations.  The  first  volume  deals  with 
pottery  and  early  wares,  the  second  Ming  and  Ching  porcelain. 

Reichwein,  Adolf,  China  and  Europe:  Intellectual  and  Artistic  Contacts 
in  the  Eighteenth  Century.  Translated  by  J.  C.  Powell.  New  York: 
Alfred  A.  Knopf,  1925.  vii-|-174  pp.  With  24  plates  and  2 dia- 

grams. $5.00. 

It  shows  the  influence  of  Chinese  porcelain,  lacquer,  silk,  embroideries, 
wallpapers,  painting,  and  architecture.  It  traces  the  influence  of  Confucius 
on  Leibnitz,  V^oltaire,  the  Encyclopaedists,  and  others ; the  derivation  of 
Quesnay's  theories  from  the  Chinese  doctrine  of  the  state;  the  adoption 
of  the  Chinese  garden  and  its  effects  on  water-color  painting.  A full  chap- 
ter is  given  to  Goethe  and  his  Chinese  sources. 

Waley,  Arthur,  An  Introduction  to  the  Study  of  Chinese  Painting. 
London:  Ernest  Benn,  1923.  xii-(-261  pp.  With  49  plates  in  color 
and  half-tone. 

1.  Preliminary.  2.  Chou  to  Han.  3.  Han  and  Buddhism.  4.  The  Three 
Kingdoms  and  Chin.  5.  Ku  Kai-Chih.  6.  Calligraphy  and  the  beginnings  of 
art  philosophy.  7.  The  Six  Dynasties:  The  Wei  Tartars.  8.  Tang.  9.  The 
Tang  painters:  Buddhist  art;  Wu  Tao-tzu  and  his  followers.  10.  The  Tun-huang 
paintings.  11.  Landscape:  Li  Ssu-hsun : Wang  Wei  and  monochrome  painting. 
12.  Animals,  birds,  and  flowers,  portraiture,  art  criticism.  13.  The  Five 
Dynasties.  14.  Northern  Sung:  Hui  Tsung  and  the  .\cademy.  15.  Kuo  Hsi 
and  his  writings : Mi  Fei  and  Li  Lung-mien.  16.  The  romantics.  17.  Zen 
Buddhism:  The  dragon.  18.  Yuan  and  after. 

A Hundred  and  Seventy  Chinese  Poems.  London:  Constable,  1918. 

xii-4-168  pp. 

•Scholarly  translation,  with  introductory  notes.  Part  I contains  selections  from 
various  poets.  Part  H entirely  from  Po  Chii-i. 

Y’erner,  E.  T.  C.,  Myths  and  Legends  of  China.  London:  George  G. 
Harrap,  1922.  454  pp.  With  32  illu.strations  in  colors  by  Chinese 

artists. 

1.  Sociology  of  the  Chinese.  2.  On  Chinese  mythology.  3.  Cosmogeny — ■ 
Pan  Ku  and  the  creation  myth.  4.  Gods  of  China.  5.  Myths  of  the  stars. 
6.  Myths  of  thunder,  lightning,  wind,  and  rain.  7.  Myths  of  the  waters. 
8.  Myths  of  fire.  9.  Myths  of  epidemics,  medicine,  exorcism,  etc.  10. 
Goddess  of  Mercy.  11.  The  Eight  Immortals.  12.  Guardian  of  the  gate 
of  heaven.  13.  A battle  of  the  gods.  14.  How  a monkey  became  a god. 
15.  Fox  legends.  16.  Miscellaneous  legends. 

Philosophy  and  Religion 

Broomhall,  Marshall,  Islam  in  China:  A Neglected  Problem.  Preface 
by  John  R.  Mott.  Harlan  P.  Beach,  Samuel  M.  Zwemer.  London : 
Morgan  and  Scott,  1910.  xx-|-332  pp.  With  illustrations,  monu- 

mental rubbings,  maps,  etc. 

A comprehensive  and  readable  account  by  a Christian  missionary  who  had 
unusual  opportunities  for  studying  the  subject. 


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Bri’ce,  J.  Pekcv,  CIui  Ilsi  uiid  His  Masters:  An  Introduction  to  Chu  Hsi 
and  the  Sitiu/  School  of  Chinese  Philosophy.  London ; Prohsthain, 
1923.  xvi-|-336  pp. 

The  philosophy  of  Chu  Hsi,  whose  interpretation  of  Confucianism  has 
dominated  Chinese  thought  for  the  last  seven  centuries,  is  here  discussed  in 
its  three  aspects:  Theorj'  of  the  universe,  doctrine  of  human  nature,  and 
theistic  import. 

Carus,  Paul,  The  Canon  of  Reason  and  Virtue,  Being  Lao-tze’s  Tao  Teh 
King.  Chicago:  Open  Court  Publishing  Company,  1913.  209  pp. 

The  original  Tao  Teh  King  in  Chinese  as  well  as  an  English  translation  is 
given,  besides  foreword,  introduction,  comments  and  alternative  readings, 
table  of  references,  and  index. 

PuNG,  Yu-Lan,  a Comparative  Study  of  Life  Ideals:  The  IVay  of  De- 
crease and  Increase  ivith  Interpretations  and  Illustrations  from  the 
Philosophies  of  the  East  and  the  IVest.  Shanghai:  Commercial 
Press,  1925.  xii+264  pp.  $1.80. 

1.  The  idealization  of  nature  and  the  way  of  decrease,  with  chapters  on 
Chuang-Tse,  Plato  and  Schopenhauer.  2.  The  idealization  of  art  and  the 
way  of  increase,  with  chapters  on  Yang  Chu,  Mo-Tse,  and  Descartes,  Bacon 
and  Fichte.  3.  The  idealization  of  the  continuity  of  nature  and  art  and  the 
good  of  activity,  with  chapters  on  Confucius,  Aristotle,  Neo-Confucianism 
and  Hegel. 

Giles,  Herbert  A.,  Confucianism  and  Its  Rivals.  Lectures  delivered  in 
the  University  Hall  of  Dr.  William’s  Library,  London,  October- 
December  1914.  London:  Williams  and  Norgate  1915.  ix-|-271  pp. 

An  account  of  the  origin  and  development  of  Confucianism  among  other 
doctrines. 

Giles,  Lionel  (Editor),  Musings  of  a Chinese  Mystic:  Selections  from 
the  Philosophy  of  Chuang  Tzu.  With  an  introduction.  London: 
John  Murray,  1920.  112  pp.  3s.  6d. 

The  extracts  are  drawn  with  very  slight  modifications  from  the  translation 
by  Professor  H.  A.  Giles. 

Henke,  Frederick  Goodrich  (Translator),  The  Philosophy  of  Wang 
Yang-Ming.  Introduction  by  James  H.  Tufts.  Chicago:  Open  Court 
Publi.shing  Company,  1916.  xvii-|-512  pp. 

Translation  of  the  Biography,  Instructions  for  Practical  Life,  Record  of  Dis- 
course, and  Letters  of  a great  philosopher  (1472-1529)  who  held  views  at 
variance  with  the  orthodox  Confucianism  of  Chu  Hsi. 

Hodous,  Lewis,  Buddhism  and  Buddhists  in  China.  New  York:  Mac- 
millan, 1924.  xi-|-84  pp.  $1.25. 

An  introduction  to  the  study  of  Buddhism  in  China.  The  author  “has 
sought  to  be  absolutely  fair  to  Buddhism,  but  still  to  express  his  own 
conviction  that  the  best  that  is  in  Buddhism  is  given  far  more  adeejuate 
expression  in  Christianity.” — Editor’s  Preface. 

Hu  Shih,  The  Development  of  the  Logical  Method  in  Ancient  China. 
Shanghai : Oriental  Book  Co.,  1922.  197  pp. 

I.  The  Historical  Background.  H.  The  Confucian  T.ogic.  III.  The  Logic 
of  Moh  Tib  and  his  School.  IV.  Evolution  and  Logic. 

JoHN-STON,  Reginald  Fleming,  Buddhist  China.  London:  John  Murray, 
1913.  xvi-|-403  ])p.  With  illustrations. 

Deals  with  the  origin  and  development  of  Mahayana  Buddhism,  religious 
pilgrimages  in  China,  and  the  sacred  mountains  which  are  the  centers  of 
Buddhist  influence. 


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Legge,  James,  The  Life  and  Teachings  of  Confucius.  With  explanatory 
Notes.  (Volume  I of  The  Chinese  Classics.)  London:  Triihner, 
6th  edition,  1887.  vi-|-338  pp. 

'J'raiislatioii  of  “Confucian  Analects,’’  "'rhe  Great  Learning,”  and  ‘‘The 
Doctrine  of  the  iMean,”  with  preliminary  essays  and  indexes. 

R.wvlin.son,  Frank  (Editor),  The  China  Christian  Year  Book,  1926. 
.Shan«hai : Christian  Literature  vSociety,  1926.  xlv-|-549  pp. 

Chapters  written  by  more  than  thirty  contributors,  relating  to  the  Christian 
movement  and  national  affairs,  religious  thought  and  activity,  church  life 
and  activities,  missions  and  missionaries,  education  and  students,  social 
and  industrial  problems,  medical  and  health  work,  and  literature. 

Reichelt,  Karl  Ludwig,  Truth  and  Tradition  in  Chinese  Buddhisni : B 
.Study  of  Chinese  Mahayana  Buddhisni.  Translated  from  the  Nor- 
wegian hy  Kathrina  \’an  Wagenen  Bugge.  Shanghai : Commercial 
Press.  1927.  x-|-.330  pp.  W'ith  illustrations.  $3.00. 

1.  Introduction  of  Buddhism  into  China  and  its  histor}'  there.  2.  Inner  develop- 
ment of  Chinese  Buddhism  during-  the  early  centuries.  3.  ‘‘The  Journey  to  the 
West.”  4.  “The  origin  and  development  of  masses  for  the  dead.’’  5.  The  “pure 
land”  school  (Chingtu).  6.  The  Buddhist  pantheon  in  China.  7.  Buddhist 
literature  in  China.  8.  ^Monastic  life.  9.  Pilgrimages.  It).  Present-day  Buddhism 
in  China. 

SooTHiLL  W.  E.,  The  Three  Religions  of  China:  *1  Study  of  Confucian- 
ism, Buddhism,  and  Taoism.  London  and  New  York:  Oxford  Uni- 
versity Press,  2nd  edition,  1923.  271  pp.  $2.85. 

.\  revision  of  twelve  lectures  delivered  at  Oxford  to  students  designated 
for  mission  work  in  China.  1.  Introductory:  The  three  religions.  2.  Con- 
fucius and  his  school.  3.  Taoism:  Laotzu.  Chuang-tzu,  and  their  school. 
4.  Buddha  and  Buddhism.  5.  The  idea  of  God.  6.  Man's  relationship  and 
approach  to  the  devine.  7.  Cosmological  ideas.  8.  The  soul,  ancestor-worship,, 
and  the  future.  9.  Moral  ideals.  10.  Sin  and  its  consequences.  11.  The  official 
cult,  or  public  religion.  12.  Private  religion. 

Stewart,  Jamk.s  Livingstone,  Chinese  Culture  and  Christianity:  A Brief 
Rcviciv  of  China’s  Religions  and  Related  Systems  from  the  Christian 
.Standpoint.  New  York  and  Chicago:  Fleming  H.  Revell,  1926. 
316  pp.  $2.50. 

1.  Animism  and  transmigration,  2.  Primitive  psychologj'.  3.  Heavens, 
hells  and  the  hereafter.  4.  Ancestor  worship.  5.  Philosophical  presup- 
positions. 6.  Phj'sics,  physiology  and  Fung-Shui.  7.  Taoist  traditions  and 
Thaumaturgy.  8.  Taoist  deities  and  demons.  9.  Confucian  sources  and 
sage.  10.  Confucian  doctrines  and  development.  11.  Buddhism  in  India 
12.  Buddhism  in  China.  13.  Islam  in  China.  14.  Recent  culture  contacts. 

Suzuki,  Daisetz  Teitaro,  A Brief  History  of  Early  Chinese  Philosophy. 
Imndon : Probsthain,  1914.  188  ])p.  6s. 

Treats  Chinese  philosophj^  of  the  Ante-Chin  period  (about  600-200  B.  C.), 
during  which  speculations  flourished  more  freely  than  ain-  other  period  in 
Chinese  history. 

Thomas,  Elbert  r)uNC.\N.  Chinese  Political  Thought:  A .Study  Based 
Upon  the  Theories  of  the  Principal  Thinkers  of  the  Chou  Period. 
Foreword  by  Edward  4'homas  Williams.  New  York:  Prentice-Hall, 
1927.  xvi+317  pj).  $5.00. 

1.  Introduction.  2.  The  period.  3.  The  men  and  their  works.  4.  The 
state.  5.  The  origin  of  the  state.  6.  Economic  foundations  of  the  state. 
7.  State  and  governmental  theories.  8.  The  art  of  government.  9.  The 
emperor.  10.  The  people.  11.  Chinese  despotism.  12.  Ministerial  theo- 
ries. 13.  Chinese  democracy.  14.  Early  Chinese  law.  15.  Interstate  ideas. 
16.  Early  political  theory  in  practice. 


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